Articles liés à The Big Band Almanac

The Big Band Almanac - Couverture souple

Walker, Leo

 
9780306803451: The Big Band Almanac

Synopsis

With more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete coverage of black and white bands,from the almost-forgotten Basie, Ellington, Miller, Shaw, and Dorsey,will prompt memories and establish important facts about a glorious era of jazz and popular music. Forewords by Les Brown and Harry James and an index with more than 6,000 names bracket a book that should be part of any music library.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Leo Walker played trumpet in several Midwest territory bands of the'30s. For ten years he operated his own booking agency in Hollywood where he specialized in handling big bands. A former president of the Hollywood Press Club, he is the author of The Wonderful Era of the Great Dance Bands, and founder of the Big Band Academy of America.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.